Archive for ‘Young & On The Move’

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LMSVC

by Abdu Ali on September 6th, 2010
Posted In: Young & On The Move

My buddies over at LeopardMilkShake.com are embarking on doing visual concepts which I think is a dope step for bloggers!  See more of the visual concept here LMSVC.

What was the fire starter of LMSVC? What is the mission for this new project of LMS?

LMS: The fire starter of LMSVC was basically just us wanting to expand more and to give viewers a better look into mens fashion. We wanted to make it exciting. The mission is to take over the world.

Is this is how you guys will transition into a Magazine?

LMS: Yes, eventually. We hope to do quarterly editions of LMSVC.

What was concept and inspiration of this visual concept?

LMS: For this VC the concept was rebelliousness, playtime…nothing to dramtic. And we loved the idea of having the shoot outside so you could feel the energy and rawness of the city.

Ok, so what trends do you see coming this Fall for men? What trends or fashion aesthetic are you guys going to display in your next visual concept?

LMS: For this fall? Honestly i have no idea. Im personally (Torr) am in love with Damir Doma…and as far as the next project the leopards are currently in the decision making process.

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Quinn Aston

by Abdu Ali on September 5th, 2010
Posted In: Young & On The Move

EatOnThis always digs fly guys and Quinn Aston is definitely one fly guy. The co-editor of AstonMozie.com, co-designer of the AstonMozie brand, and soon to be releasing his own mixtape titled “Imagi Nation: The Red  Jedi”, this kid is on the way to being an all around fashion and music figure.

What’s your niche? I have heard of you doing art and it looks like your doing music too, what is the artisry of Quinn Aston?

Quinn Aston: I just look at every thing I do as an art man from humming and rhyming words to what were doing in fashion as a youth right now. And that’s for everybody up here in NY doing they thing. Self expression is back.

So your style is definitely unique. Explain the inspiration for the hair and the clothes? What’s your fashion aesthetic?

Quinn Aston: What I wear is just my inner child going crazy. From attaching wings on a shoulder to going out in some 1996 pippens with a button up. It’s just my childhood.  My hair is just Malcom X natural, that’s what I call it.

Where are you from, your growing up playground? Does that have any infulence on your style and crafts?

Quinn Aston: Houston, Texas. Yes I love that real (trill) vibe. I love my ninjas back there. They keep me grounded and they play a big roll on my life. My family, close friends, they on all my team.

What can we expect from The Red Eye Jedi?

Quinn Aston: My “Imagi Nation”….. my mind. People know me as a silent kid but I think people will be surprised just for hearing me speak. And if you love classic Dilla, Premo, Nujabees, Flying Lotus and that’s what it is. It’s music that will hopefully make you think. It’s for all the weird kids mixed with 100% me.

How do you feel about every one doing music or trying to have an artistic grind? Is it fake or is art(music,fashion,art) starting to be more appriciated as it should?

Quinn Aston: I don’t really pay attention to that. I just express my self and my soul. I have people in my family from back in the day that were incredible musicians. But my music is not just music. I consider that I’m creating me and expressing my own and other every day dreamers mind but in sound.

What’s to come of Aston in 2011?

Quinn Aston: Every year is just a x10 better, so whatever I’m doing this year expect it to be x10 better next year.

Fall is approaching, what trends do you see men rocking this season and your self?

Quinn Aston: I see myself in classic sneakers boots got boring to me. I love Jeremy Scotts’ collection with Adidas Originals every season. I’m looking forward to seeing that. Black & gold will be everywhere I think; well at least on me!

Imagi Nation: The Red Eye Jedi (mixtape) from Quinn Aston on Vimeo.

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Harley Art

by Abdu Ali on September 4th, 2010
Posted In: Young & On The Move

It’s so many definitions and dimensions of what it is considered art or what isn’t. Are we as bloggers artists, the wheelers of modern language, persuasion, and inspiration or are graphic designers who spend hours at the computer perfecting or abstracting  images to give them more beauty than they already possess true artist, such as Brandon Harley who is the designer of Harley Art.

Brandon is definitely fucking talented. His aesthetic of graphic design is no other than fab. His consistency is what is really impressive to me, as he often puts up new designs of flyers, fashion concepts, or just revamping a cool picture to make his own. His colors, shapes, line usage, and just the spark in his work is what makes him really stand out. I dig his shit totally and wouldn’t be surprised to see his stuff in V Mag or NYLON one day.

Not only does he want to be the best of graphic artistry , he wants to do video editing like is inspirer Anthony Mandler. He is also embarking on a new project with fellow photographer Brandon Moore(WIERD RIGHT?LOL) titled “FLASHING PAINT”; which will be a collabo between flashig light and a can a paint collide. Sounds interesting. “FLASHING PAINT” will be celebrated and laucnhed in late November and I will be sure to be there. So get into Harley Art x Brandon Harley and soak up all the  inspiration you can get just as I did!

“I think of my work as complex simplicity because of the amount of detail and high quality put into the overall piece. The work features a variety of colors, textures and levels of illumination which I consider as a love potion for the eyes.  I like to think I’m a scientist in a lab beneath a pool of pixels, mixing candy paint and luminous chemicals creating unpredictable works of art.” – Brandon Harley

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